Methods and Apparatus for Efficient Container Location Database Snapshot Operation

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein storing the information includes storing one or more key-value pairs in a key-value store of a container location database (CLDB).

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the information specifies the plurality of snapshot containers as a table of entries, each entry representing a respective block of the one or more blocks.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the information specifies the plurality of snapshot containers in a single data structure.

9. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 8, wherein the information includes one or more key-value pairs stored in a key-value store of a container location database (CLDB).

11. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 8, wherein the information comprises a table of entries, each entry representing a respective block of the one or more blocks.

12. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 8, wherein the first snapshot container identifier at the beginning of the contiguous sequence of multiple snapshot container identifiers and the length information together specify an entire content of the first block.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the starting snapshot container identifier at the beginning of the contiguous sequence of multiple snapshot container identifiers and the length information together specify an entire content of the first block.